Beans a bakin'!
Ophelia wrote:
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> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
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>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
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>>>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> I had been anticipating record highs again, but thankfully they
>>>>>> dropped
>>>>>> the temperatures for our upcoming forecast. One day will even be cool
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> the hotter weather is now pushed off into next week. At any rate, I am
>>>>>> continuing on with my plan for baked beans in the Crock-Pot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I always start with caramelized onions but I am always amazed at how
>>>>>> much
>>>>>> they do cook down. I prefer Walla Walla Sweets for this but they have
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> hit the grocery stores yet. We just had the big onion festival. I
>>>>>> asked
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> the community FB group and they have been spotted at a few Farmer's
>>>>>> Markets and also a market that I'll be going by on Wed. that appears
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> sell mostly produce and in the winter, Christmas trees. It has been
>>>>>> there
>>>>>> for longer than I've lived in the area but I have never been there.
>>>>>> Reason
>>>>>> being that a few people I know said they did stop by and they weren't
>>>>>> super impressed. I never see many customers there either. But... If I
>>>>>> can't find them when I do my grocery shop, then I will stop there on
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> way home to get some.
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>>>>>> I also didn't realize that I had only half a bag of beans. So these
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> be a tad heavy on the onions, even for me. I used 6 caramelized
>>>>>> Vidalia's
>>>>>> and two raw white onions. Also a goodly handful of bacon strips,
>>>>>> cooked
>>>>>> and chopped into small pieces. A good amount of ketchup, a little
>>>>>> mustard
>>>>>> powder, salt, tons of freshly ground black pepper and small amounts of
>>>>>> brown sugar and molasses. After tasting, I decided to add a little
>>>>>> tomato
>>>>>> paste. I also added some of the bean cooking water and will stash some
>>>>>> more in the fridge in case I need to add more later. I always think I
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> need some because they will start to look dry but then if I wait a
>>>>>> little
>>>>>> while, for whatever reason, they will give off more liquid.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This will cook throughout the night. Depending on the look and taste,
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> may turn the pot off in the afternoon or I may just leave them till
>>>>>> dinner. I have cooked them on low for as long as 20 hours and they've
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> fine. I always start on high for about an hour just to get them going.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And... All for me! For some reason, the only other person I know who
>>>>>> likes
>>>>>> these beans is one of my nephews. Other family members do like baked
>>>>>> beans
>>>>>> but prefer them from a can or jar. I'm no bean snob. I'll eat from can
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> jar too. It's just that the way that I make these, the carb count is
>>>>>> less
>>>>>> than most recipes due to the caramelized onion. Just don't give me BBQ
>>>>>> beans. That's about the only kind I really don't like.
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>>>>> Thanks, I've saved this to read over later.
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>>>> lol
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>>> Well, if you don't think this is a good recipe, please share yours?
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>>> This is not something I've ever made.
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>> I lol'd because of what looked like a very polite tl;dr
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> polite tl;dr ????
too long; didn't read
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